Novel tech can allow people to taste coffee in virtual reality

Scientists have devised a novel technology, which intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection -- taste. The interface, dubbed ‘e-Taste’,...

BRIT Awards 2025 In Memoriam: Liam Payne Was Honoured. Could The Internet Be More Emotional?

Liam Payne died after falling three floors from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October last year

New Demon Slayer Game Confirms Release Date

A new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba video game finally has a release date, nearly four years after its predecessor launched.

Disappointed, she almost throws her lottery ticket away, but changes her mind and wins $20 million.

In a twist of fate that could rival any Hollywood script, an Australian woman's split-second decision not to discard her lottery ticket led to an astounding $20 million windfall. This extraordinary tale of luck and intuition unfolded in Gladstone, New South Wales, captivating the imagination of lottery enthusiasts worldwide. A…

Microsoft faces massive outage: Outlook, Xbox services affected, company responds; What we know so far

Microsoft responded to users’ complaints on social media in a series of posts on X. It said that the Microsoft Outlook outage was due to a problematic code change and services have been restored now.

Alphabet packs its light-based Taara internet tech into a chip.

In a new Project Taara blog post, Alphabet says it transmitted data at 10Gbps from one Taara chip to another, using only light beamed from the chip’s “hundreds” of software-controlled light emitters — an improvement on the mechanical beam-directing technique used by its traffic light-sized Taara Lightbridge. Derived from Alphabet’s failed balloon-based internet project, Project Taara could enable “10, if not 100 times more bandwidth” than a typical Starlink antenna, Taara lead Mahesh Krishnaswamy tells Wired. [Link: Google’s Taara Hopes to Usher in a New Era of Internet Powered by Light | https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-google-taara-chip-internet-by-light/ | wired.com]

Reported global Microsoft outage leaves tens of thousands unable to access email and other apps

Tens of thousands of users reported outages in various Microsoft programs on Saturday, according to Downdetector.

Thousands across U.S. report issues logging into Microsoft Outlook

Floods of users reported being unable to use Microsoft’s popular email platform Outlook Saturday afternoon.

Outlook down: Thousands of users report outage

Thousands of users reported an outage on Outlook on Saturday afternoon, according to Downdetector.

Alphabet’s Taara chip uses light beams to provide high-speed internet

Alphabet has announced a new development for Project Taara's technology that could lead to low-cost, high-speed internet connectivity, even in far-flung locations.